There are two types of knowledge. One is knowing a thing. The other is knowing where to find it.
SAMUEL JOHNSONMoney and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.
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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.
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He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything.
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Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
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When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency.
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Advice is seldom welcome. Those who need it most, like it least.
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Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
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Fraud and falsehood only dread examination. Truth invites it.
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The really happy woman is the one who can enjoy the scenery when she has to take a detour. Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but rather a manner of traveling.
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A horse that can count to ten is a remarkable horse, not a remarkable mathematician.
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My dear friend, clear your mind of can’t.
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Nature has given women so much power that the law has very wisely given them little.
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Our aspirations are our possibilities.
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What we hope ever to do with ease, we must learn first to do with diligence.
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
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Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.
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